MetroPCS Robbed at Gunpoint

In the latest of at least three JP armed robberies, the MetroPCS in Jackson Square was hit Sunday.

A gunman came into the cell phone store at 316 Centre St. about 5 p.m. Sunday and demanded the clerk put money in a plastic bag.

The suspect is a white man in his 30s, about 5-10 with a thin build and wearing an Army-green jacket, said Police Officer Rachel McGuire. The man was wearing a gray winter hat, black sunglasses and white jeans. He showed a black handgun.

The suspect fled toward the Jackson Square T, McGuire said. Police searched the area to no avail. McGuire said the store has surveillance video of the incident.

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